Who doesn’t love superheroes? spider-man, superman, avengers, and the list continues…
Why do we call them superheroes?
Because they have super powers, they fight crime, they help people who are in trouble, and ultimately they save the world from evil!!! We love them and imitate them, knowing very well that they are just imaginary characters and NOT REAL!!!
But, What if…. there is a REAL superhero with REAL superpowers who fights the REAL evil and delivers people from trouble? Shouldn’t we be looking out for such a superhero to follow?
Let us open the treasure book and see if we can find some clues!!!!
OPENING THE TREASURE BOOK 
Clue:1 – John 2 : 1-9
Turned water to wine
Jesus and his friends went for a wedding. There was a problem at the wedding – the host did not have enough wine and they would be humiliated, if guests finds the wine ran out… When asked by his mother, Jesus stepped in, even though it was not his concern. He asked the servants to fill water in the jars and give it to people!!! Boom… water turned to wine and the master of ceremony said, it was the best one he had!!
It normally takes many months to make a good wine, but how did Jesus turn water into wine in an instant?
Superpower!!!
Clue:2 – John 6 : 5-13
Fed 5000 people with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes
Thousands of people crowded to see Jesus wherever he went.. One such day, Jesus wanted to arrange food for the crowd. But there were only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes with them. It definitely was not enough to feed all the 5000 people who gathered!!! But Jesus gave thanks, broke the bread and fed all the people as much as they needed, with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fishes. Even there were 12 baskets of leftovers!! How did Jesus do this?
Superpower!!!
Clue:3 – Matthew 14 : 25-27
Walked on water
Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.”
Jesus walked on water!!! The human body normally sinks in water!!! How did Jesus walk on water?
Superpower!!!
Clue:4 – John 11: 38 – 44
Raised a Dead man to life
Lazarus was dead already four days back and was buried when Jesus arrived. But when Jesus called “Lazarus come out” he came out of his tomb alive bound in grave clothes… How can a dead person come back to life? That too after 4 days!!! How did Jesus do it?
Superpower & supreme authority over death!!!
Clue:5 – John 19 & 20
Jesus’s death and Resurrection!!!
There were many other wonders and miracles that Jesus did during his life time – he healed many sick people, gave sight to blind people, freed the demon possessed, raised the dead and so on…
The most important thing he did for all of us is –
Being perfect without sin, he CHOSE to DIE on the cross for US – He redeemed all of us from the kingdom of darkness to kingdom of light!!
Even the grave could not contain him and death lost its power before him!!! He rose from the dead on the third day!!! He even has authority over death.
He is eternal and in him is LIFE eternal!!!
That is a TRUE superhero!!!
Treasures uncovered
JESUS CHRIST
is a perfect superhero!!!
Jesus Christ is still alive!!!! And HE is the SAME yesterday, today and forever!!!
Now we know a super hero who is REAL, who is ALIVE, who is ETERNAL, who has the SUPREME AUTHORITY and who is VICTORIOUS over the powers of darkness!!!
Well then, who should be our real superhero???
YES….. JESUS!!!!
Jesus is our savior, our superhero, our friend and our GOD!!!
HE IS EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED!!!
Prayer:
Father, we thank you for your love, that you sent your only begotten son to save us. We thank you for Jesus, our savior, our superhero, our friend and our GOD.. We love you Lord and bless your Holy Name!! In Jesus name AMEN!!
Bible lessons 4 young Christians 